WI Caesar had married Pompey's only daughter

If Pompeia had not married Sulla's son Faustus Sulla, she would have been able to marry Caesar following Julia's death. This could insure the political alliance between Pompey and Caesar remained strong. Would it butterfly away the Civil Wars. Also in history she had three sons by Sulla, does this mean that Caesar would have a direct heir?
 
If Pompeia had not married Sulla's son Faustus Sulla, she would have been able to marry Caesar following Julia's death. This could insure the political alliance between Pompey and Caesar remained strong. Would it butterfly away the Civil Wars. Also in history she had three sons by Sulla, does this mean that Caesar would have a direct heir?

Pompey became Pompey as a general for Sulla during the Sulla-Marian civil war. He was Sulla's best general. It was thus necessary for Sulla to make an alliance with Pompey.

If you're looking for a marriage alliance that might have kept Pompey and Caesar together, then I would look to Pompey marrying Octavia, and maintaining the Caesar-Pompey alliance. It was Pompey's decision not to marry Octavia that publicly showed the alliance with Caesar was over. Pompey then allied himself with the Optimates, and headed down the road that ended on a beach in Egypt.
 
He married his daughter to Sulla's son after Sulla had died. This marriage was made because Sulla's son was also a decendent of the Cornelli family.
 
also you could have Caesar marrying Pompeia in 59 B.C at the same time that Julia married Pompey. This way they are very closely tied together, leaving very little room for hating each other.
 
I think the Republic is dead at this point, if its survival is the point of this POD. Once your past the Sulla-Marian wars (heck post-Grachhi) its basically rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

Even the First Triumverate was probably screwed. Pompey doesn't really want to lose power, and he doesn't want to lose his (in his eyes) senior position in the relationship with Caesar. Basically, Caesar ambitions and Pompey's sense of entitlement are going to conflict regardless of the marital alliances. In the Second Triumverate Octavia's marriage to Antony wasn't enough to keep Octavian and Antony from war. I think the same applies here. Combine a Pompey wary of Caesar and the Optimates looking for a way to bring down the Triumverate and you've got a conflict.
 
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